Andromeda Andromeda See More Andromeda Pictures > Andromeda was a princess in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia , who ruled in the region of Aethiopia, which consisted of the Upper Nile region, along with areas south of the Sahara desert. Her mother boasted that Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids , daughters of Nereus and Doris , and companions of Poseidon ; thus, she committed hubris and Poseidon decided to send a sea monster, Cetus , to ravage the lands of Aethiopia. After consulting an oracle, the king and queen chained Andromeda to a rock, in order to be sacrificed to the monster. However, the hero Perseus was nearby and heard of the imminent death of Andromeda ; when the monster emerged from the sea, he managed to kill it, either by slaying it with a knife, or by exposing it to Medusa ’s head and turning it into stone. Thus, Andromeda was saved. Perseus married her and she followed him on his journey back to Greece. They had nine children together.

After her death, the goddess Athena placed her on the sky as a constellation, nearby her beloved husband Perseus and her mother Cassiopeia . Greek Myth for Kids: Andromeda and Perseus - Ancient Greek Myth for Kids Andromeda & Perseus An Ancient Greek Myth for Kids Andromeda was the daughter of a king, but she was not spoiled at all. Andromeda was as kind as she was beautiful. She was even more beautiful than her mother, the lovely Cassiopeia. Andromeda lived in a city by the sea. She was very happy. Everything was going along swimmingly until one day Andromeda's mother went too far with her boasting. Her mother boasted about Andromeda all the time. Her mother insisted she was the most beautiful child ever born, except for Aphrodite, of course. One day, she boasted that Andromeda was more beautiful than any of the gods' daughters (except for Aphrodite, of course.) The trouble started when someone told the Nereids what she had boasted. The Nereids were the daughters of the sea god, Poseidon. Poseidon told his daughters all the time that they were more beautiful than seashells.

Who could possibly be more beautiful than seashells? (Except perhaps for Aphrodite.) They whined to their father about it, and whined and whined until Poseidon, in a fit of rage, flooded the city by the sea, and sent a huge sea serpent to devour the entire population, thinking that would certainly shut his daughters up. The people were terrified. The flood had caused great discomfort. Even after the flood waters receded, the monster kept nipping at people. You never knew when he was going to pop up. He had not eaten anyone yet, but he kept trying. The people were very unhappy. The king asked a local oracle what he could do to put a stop to things. The oracle told him he had to sacrifice his beloved daughter, Andromeda, if he wanted to save his city. It saddened him greatly, but the king ordered his daughter to be chained to a tree on a cliff that overlooked the sea. That day, the hero Perseus was out adventuring. He sailed past just as the king's servants were chaining the terrified Andromeda to a tree at the edge of a cliff. Perseus fell in love immediately.

As soon as the servants left, Perseus rescued Andromeda, using his magic sickle to cut the chains. Just then, the giant sea serpent reared its ugly head and reached for Andromeda. Andromeda screamed. Perseus, who was still holding his magic sickle, chopped off the serpent's head. Naturally, after that, Andromeda loved Perseus as much as he loved her. Perseus wanted her to sail away with him immediately. But Andromeda was insistent that he first ask her father's permission to marry him. She would not feel right about marrying anyone without it. Perseus offered the king a deal. If the king would let him marry his daughter, Perseus promised to chop off the sea monster's head. The king thought it a very good joke when he heard that Perseus had already killed the monster. When he heard that Perseus' mother was a princess in the famous and rich city-state of Argos, he was even more pleased. When he heard that Perseus' was half god, and his father was the mighty Zeus , the king of all the gods, the king gladly agreed to the wedding.

After the wedding festivities, Perseus sailed away with Andromeda. They headed for his home in the city-state of Argos, where they lived happily ever after. Since Andromeda had left town, and her mother was no longer allowed to boast about her daughter's beauty by order of the king, Poseidon did not send another sea serpent to devour the people, feeling they had learned their lesson. His daughters wanted him to at least go after Andromeda, but Poseidon stood firm. To be fair, his decision probably had nothing to do with the fact that the ancient city-state of Argos had a nearby harbor for trade and commerce, but Argos itself was located on a plain. Poseidon, god of the sea, could have sent a tidal wave, I suppose, but it would have been a great deal of work, and frankly, he had better things to do. Myth about Andromeda and Perseus - Windows to the Universe The Constellation Andromeda Andromeda In Greek mythology, Andromeda was the daughter of Cassiopeia and Cepheus , the king of Ethiopia. Andromeda's mother claimed that they were more beautiful than the sea nymphs, the Nereids.

The Nereids felt insulted by this and complained to the sea god Poseidon. Poseidon threatened to send a flood and a sea monster to destroy the kingdom of Ethiopia. The king was advised by the oracle to sacrifice his daughter. Andromeda was chained to a sea-cliff to be devoured by the sea monster. Perseus , the nephew of the king of the city of Argos noticed her as he was sailing by and immediately fell in love with her. He promised to rescue Andromeda if her parents would allow him to marry her. Cassiopeia and Cepheus accepted. Perseus killed the monster and freed Andromeda. Andromeda insisted that their wedding be celebrated. Unfortunately, her parents had forgotten their promise to Perseus. After the marriage, Andromeda left her country to live with Perseus who later became the king of Tiryns and Mycenae. The goddess Athena placed the image of Andromeda among the stars as a reward for keeping her parents'promise. Shop Windows to the Universe Science Store!

Perseus Perseus See More Perseus Pictures > According to the myth, there once was a king named Acrisius , who had a beautiful daughter named Danae . The Oracle of Apollo told Acrisius that there would come a day when Danae 's son would kill him; so he locked Danae in a bronze tower so that she would never marry or have children. The tower had no doors, except for one very small window. Danae was very sad, until one day, a bright golden light came through the small window; a man appeared holding a thunderbolt in his hand and although Danae knew he was a god, she didn't know which one. The man said, "Yes, I am a god and I wish to make you my wife. I can turn this dark prison into a wonderful, sunny and blooming land." Indeed, the horrible prison turned into fields as beautiful as the Elysian Fields themselves, but one day Acrisius saw light coming out of the small window. He told his men to tear down one of the walls. When he entered, he saw Danae smiling and holding a baby on her lap. This was Perseus .

Acrisius was furious, so he locked Danae and baby Perseus in a large chest and cast them out to sea. Somehow, they managed to arrive safely to the island of Seriphos, where Polydectes ruled. The king's brother, Dictys, who was a fisherman, caught the chest in his net and pulled it to shore, freeing Danae and her son. Perseus grew up to become a strong young man. Polydectes heard about Danae and asked her in marriage, but she rejected him. If it wasn't for Perseus , Polydectes would have married Danae by force; so the king decided to create a plan to get rid of the young man. Polydectes pretended to marry the daughter of his friend. Everybody had to bring a wedding present, including Perseus . However, Perseus , being poor, had not brought anything, and Polydectes pretended to be furious. After a heated discussion, Perseus said he would bring him anything the king would ask; so Polydectes asked for the head of the Gorgon Medusa .

Perseus set forth on his adventure; he wandered for days, searching for the Gorgons lair. One night, in an unknown country he realized how hopeless things were. Medusa was a horrible creature, who had snakes growing out of her head instead of hair, and a terrifying gaze that literary petrified anyone who would look into her eyes. In his despair, a tall woman and a young man with winged sandals appeared and introduced themselves as goddess Athena and god Hermes . Hermes said that they were all siblings as Perseus was in fact the son of Zeus , so they would help him in his quest; so Hermes offered him his winged sandals and the sickle that was used by Cronus to castrate Uranus ; while Athena gave him her shield, so that Perseus would not have to look straight into Medusa 's eyes. They also gave him further information on how to find the lair of Medusa . So Perseus went to the cave of the Graeae , who would lead him further in his adventure. The Graeae were three women who shared a single eye among them.

So, when one of them was about to give the eye to one of the others, Perseus grabbed it and blackmailed them to aid him. So, the Graeae informed him that he should find the Nymphs of the North to get the Cap of Darkness which would make him invisible, as well as a magic bag. After getting these two items, Perseus eventually went to the lair of Medusa and her sisters, whom he found sleeping. He wore the Cap of Darkness, and unseen managed to kill Medusa using the sickle; he then used the shield to carry the head and place it into the magic bag, for even though it was dead, the head still have the potential to turn someone into stone. Medusa 's sisters woke up and attacked Perseus , but he flew away using his winged sandals. On his way back to Seriphus, he had many adventures; in one of them, he came across the Titan Atlas , who was condemned to carry the heavens on his shoulders. To release him of his pain, Perseus turned him into stone using Medusa 's head, so that he would no longer feel the weight of his burden.

Later on, he saw what looked like a statue chained to a rock, so he went to investigate. He saw that it was not a statue, but a woman, and asked her why she was chained to the rock. "My name is Andromeda", she replied, "and I have been punished because of my vain mother. She boasted that I was more beautiful than the Nereids . Poseidon was angered and said that I must be sacrificed to a sea monster," she said. Even as she spoke a monster rose from the sea. Perseus pulled Medusa 's head out of the bag; the sea monster turned to stone and crumbled to pieces. Perseus cut Andromeda 's chains and took her to her father, King Cepheus of Phoenicia. When Perseus asked Andromeda 's hand in marriage, Cepheus gladly agreed. So, Perseus and Andromeda set off for Seriphus. On the way they stopped at Larisa, so Perseus could compete in some games that were held at that time; however, when he threw a discus, it hit an old man who instantly died.

The man was Acrisius and therefore, the prophecy became true; after mourning, Perseus and Andromeda set off again. When they arrived at Seriphus, the first person they met was Dictys, the fisherman who had brought Danae and Perseus ashore many years ago. Dictys told them how Polydectes had never really married, but since Danae wouldn't marry Polydectes , he forced her to be his handmaiden. Perseus was furious, so he asked Dictys to take care of Andromeda , in order to avenge for his mother's mistreatment. Perseus stormed to the palace, walked in and said, "Let all who are my friends shield their eyes!" So saying he raised Medusa 's head and Polydectes and his courtiers were immediately turned to stone. Perseus and Andromeda lived happily for many years and their descendants became great kings, the greatest of them all being Heracles , the strongest man in the world. Eventually, Perseus was killed by Dionysus . To be immortalised, Perseus and Andromeda were turned into stars and would live together in the sky.

Clash of the Titans (the movie) Clash of the Titans is a 2010 fantasy film (remake of the 1981 film of the same name), loosely based on the Greek myth of Perseus . (CAREFUL, SPOILERS FOLLOW!!!) The film begins with a narration describing how the Olympians managed to overthrow their own creators, the Titans , through the aid of the Kraken , Zeus 's creation. After their fierce struggle, Zeus (Liam Neeson) became the King of the Gods, his brother, Poseidon (Danny Huston), the Lord of the Seas, and their brother, Hades (Ralph Fiennes), tricked by Zeus to rule the sickening Underworld in chaos and terror. A coffin is then seen drifting through the sea before it is rescued by a fisherman, Spyros (Pete Postlethwaite). When Spyros opens it, he discovers the baby Perseus and his mother, Danae , inside and raises the boy as his own.

Perseus does not know who his real father and mother are, and worries that he will be neglected when his adoptive parents have a child of their own, but Spyros reassures him of his love. Years later, Perseus (Sam Worthington) and his family are fishing when they witness a group of soldiers from Argos destroying a massive statue of Zeus , effectively declaring war on the gods. Immediately following the fall of the statue, Zeus rises from the ocean, killing most of the soldiers and then destroying the boat Perseus and his family are on. Perseus attempts to save his family from the sinking boat, but is unable to, and passes out on driftwood from the wreckage. The surviving soldiers find him and take him back to Argos . When King Cepheus (Vincent Regan) and Queen Cassiopeia (Polly Walker) of Argos , at a feast for the returning soldiers, compare themselves to the gods and compare the beauty of their daughter, Andromeda (Alexa Davalos), to that of Aphrodite , Zeus appears again, killing the remaining soldiers.

When Perseus is unaffected by his attack, Zeus realizes he is a demigod, and tells him of his true father, himself. Zeus kills the queen, and demands that Argos further pay for its insolence and vanity; in 10 days, the Kraken will be released, and if the princess Andromeda is not sacrificed, then Argos will be destroyed. Zeus then seeks out the gods on Mount Olympus and convinces Zeus to agree to his plan in order to punish mankind for their lack of love. Initially, the Argives see Perseus as an agent of the gods and imprison him, but the king later seeks his help. A woman named Io (Gemma Arterton), who has been watching over Perseus his entire life, advises him that the only way to avenge the death of his family is to agree to the king's wishes and attempt to defeat the Kraken .

He is sent out with a small group of soldiers, led by Draco (Mads Mikkelsen), along with Io to seek the Stygian Witches, while Zeus visits Acrisius (Jason Flemyng), a disfigured man who was married to Danae when Zeus impregnated her with Perseus . When Acrisius planned to kill his wife and the newborn Perseus , Zeus sent down a thunderbolt from Olympus, badly scarring and disfiguring Acrisius ' entire body. To help him achieve his goals, Zeus imbues him with superhuman powers to enable him to kill Perseus . Acrisius attacks the Argive group, killing several, and even when his hand is severed in the fight, his blood falling on the sand causes giant scorpions to rise from the desert and continue the attack. Perseus and the Argives manage to kill the first two scorpions, but are surrounded by three more, even larger than the first. As they are about to attack, the scorpions are suddenly calmed by a group of Djinn, gentle and benevolent Sand-Demons with magical powers.

There is initially mistrust between the two groups, until the chief heals Perseus of grave injuries sustained during the fight, and the two sides agree to cooperate. Perseus and his group, via the scorpions, arrive at the barren, rocky "Garden of Stygia", the site where the Gods ended the Great War and defeated the Titans . They find the three Stygian Witches, who are hideous and share one eye. They tell Perseus , after he threatens to throw their eye off the mountain, that Medusa 's head will be able to kill the Kraken , but that he will die in the process. The soldiers go to the Underworld, where Medusa lives in seclusion in a temple, and only the soldiers enter (Io cannot because she is a woman). Medusa turns all the remaining soldiers into stone, the Djinn destroys himself with his heart, weakening Medusa , and Draco, who is gravely injured by one of Medusa 's arrows early in the fight, rescues a cornered Perseus by skewering Medusa with a stone pillar from the ceiling and allows himself to be turned to stone in order to give Perseus a clear shot at Medusa 's head.

Perseus , eyes shut, kills Medusa . As he exits the temple, Acrisius returns and stabs Io . Perseus fights him again and, this time, successfully kills him, which turns Acrisius back to human form. Io dies, telling Perseus "this is the part of the journey you do alone..." Perseus finds Pegasus and flies back to Argos as the Kraken is being released, thus destroying the city. As a priest is about to sacrifice Andromeda , Zeus appears, and has his creatures attack Perseus and steal Medusa 's head. Perseus defeats the creatures and regains the head, as well as successfully turning the Kraken to stone before it consumes Andromeda . Zeus appears once more and boasts that he cannot die because he is immortal; but Perseus throws his sword, charged together with Zeus 's lightning at him which banishes him to the Underworld. Perseus then saves Andromeda from drowning when the apparatus used to restrain her falls into the ocean, but refuses to become king of Argos . In the final scene, Perseus stands at the broken statue of Zeus seen at the beginning.

Zeus appears and offers to make Perseus a god on Olympus; but he refuses. Zeus notes that Zeus will return one day for revenge when mankind is in fear. Zeus states that if Perseus is still intent to stay on earth then he might give him a gift since he is the son of Zeus after all. A resurrected Io appears before Perseus , and the two begin to embrace while Pegasus flies above them. Myth of Perseus andromeda - Greeka.com Discover the myth of Perseus and Andromeda The birth of Perseus The story starts when the Oracle of Delphi warns Acrisius, King of Argos, that his own grandson would kill him. Fearing that this prophecy would come true, he locks his only daughter, Danae, into an underground bronze chamber, to keep her away from all men. However, Zeus the all mighty saw the girl and fell in love with her. He then took the form of a golden rain to get into the bronze chamber and seduce Danae. From this union, Danae gave birth to a son whom she named Perseus.

When king Acrisius heard the baby crying and realized he had a grandson, his first thought was to kill the unfortunate boy and his mother. But he couldn't do as he feared he would cause the anger of Zeus. So he cast his daughter and grandson into a wooden chest and set them into the wild sea to get drowned. However, Zeus saw the desperate woman and asked Poseidon to calm the sea water. Indeed, the sea calmed down and after a few days, Danae and his new-born son landed on the island of Serifos . There Dictys, a fisherman and brother of the island's king, found them and took them to his home, where they would be safe. Perseus grew up into a fine young man under the care of the kind fisherman Dictys. In the meanwhile, King Polydectes began to be inflamed by passion for Danae, who was still a charming lady although many years had passed since her youth. Danae, however, did not wish this marriage. Polydectes thought that the presence of Perseus was an obstacle for Danae and that is why she didn’t wish to get married.

So he decided to set up a plan to get rid of this annoying youth. He challenged Perseus to dare a difficult task, to kill the fearsome Gorgon Medusa and bring back her head. Gorgon Medousa was a terrible monster with snakes in her head and she could turn into stone everyone that looked her face. By killing Medousa, Perseus would prove his braveness, as fits to the son of Zeus. Polydectes was sure that Perseus would not survive this dangerous task. Killing Medusa What Polydectes had not known was that Perseus was beloved by the gods. To help him, god Hermes gave him a curved sword and a pair of winged sandals (other versions of the myth say that Hermes did not give Perseus a pair of winged sandals but a white winged horse) while Athena gave him a mirror of polished bronze and a cap from Hades that could make invisible anyone who would wear it. With these divine aids, Perseus started his long journey to the cave of Medousa, somewhere in Africa. He indeed found lying in her deep cave.

Since he was wearing the winged sandals, he could fly around her and since he was wearing the magical cap of Hades, he was invisible. In order to avoid looking Medousa directly to her face and thereby being turned into a stone, Perseus approached Medousa looking at her reflection in the mirror and cut off her head with the sword of Hermes. So easily then, the brave and intelligent Perseus managed to complete this difficult task! Saving Andromeda As he was flying over Africa in his return home, Perseus encountered Atlas the Titan, a mythical giant, who challenged him. In their confrontation, Perseus used Medousa's head to turn the Titan into stone. Perseus continued his journey home and, as he passed the kingdom of Ethiopia, he came upon the beautiful and helpless maiden Andromeda, chained to the rocks waiting to be devoured by a sea monster. The beautiful Andromeda was the daughter of the Ethiopian king Cepheus and queen Cassiopeia. One day, the vain queen had bragged that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids, the sea nymphs.

The sea nymphs fell angry to hear that and complained to Poseidon, the god of the sea. A furious Poseidon unleashed the sea monster Cetus to frequently ravage the coast and devastate the land of Ethiopia in order to avenge the insult to his wards, the Nereids. The desperate king Cephus appealed Zeus, who suggested the sacrifice of Andromeda as the only way to appease the wrathful Poseidon. Thus it was that our hero Perseus found himself face to face with the beautiful Andromeda chained helplessly onto the rocks, awaiting her doom. Perseus immediately fell in love with the lovely maiden and promptly killed Cetus the beast, who had been licking his lips at the prospect of having a delicious meal. Perseus took Andromeda to her father Cepheus and asked for her hand in marriage. This infuriated Andromeda's uncle Phineus, to whom the maiden was already promised. During the ensuing quarrel, Perseus turned Phineus into a stone by showing him the head of the Gorgon Medousa.

Back to Serifos A happily married Perseus returned to the island of Serifos with his wife, Andromeda, only to find Polydectes still pursuing his unwilling mother, Danae. Poor Polydectes soon joined the list of stone statues, thanks to the skillful use of the head of Medousa. After that, Perseus made Dictus the fisherman king of the island, to thank him for his kindness and generosity all these years. A grateful Perseus gave his flying sandal, mirror and magical cap to god Hermes. He also gave his great trophy, the head of Medousa, to goddess Athena. In Argos again The whole family finally decided to leave Seriphos and return to Argos, keeping it a secret from King Acrisius. There, one day, Perseus took part in a sport competition. While throwing the discus, he accidentally struck his grandfather and instantly killed him. The old prophecy had come true, no matter how Acrisius tried to avoid it.

After the death of Acrisius, the Kingdom of Argos naturally passed on to Perseus, who thought himself unworthy of it, since he had caused his grandfather's death, even by accident. So he gave away the kingdom of Argos to Megapenthes, in exchange for Megapenthes' kingdom of Tiryns. Perseus and his wife Andromeda happily settled in Tiryns and became the parents of seven sons and one daughter. According to Mythology, the descendants of Perseus ruled Mycenae , the most powerful town of Peloponnese in the Mycenaean times. Another great Greek hero, Heracles, was also a descendant of Perseus while his son Perses is said to have traveled in far away Asia to become the ancestor of a new race, the Persians. Share it! Andromeda (mythology) | Myths of the World Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Myths of the World Wiki Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications.

Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. File:1869 Edward Poynter - Andromeda.jpg Andromeda was a princess from Greek mythology who, as divine punishment for her mother's bragging, (the Boast of Cassiopeia) was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster . She was saved from death by Perseus , her future husband. Her name is the Latinized form of the Greek Ἀνδρομέδη (Andromédē). The traditional etymology of the name is "to think of a man," from ἀνήρ , ἀνδρός (anēr, andrós) "man" combined with μήδομαι (mēdomai) "to think, to be mindful of." The subject has been popular in art since classical times. In the Christian period the subject was converted into the legend of St George and the Dragon , but from the Renaissance interest revived in the original story, typically as derived from Ovid 's account.

Contents File:Vasari, perseo e andromeda, studiolo.jpg In Greek mythology , Andromeda was the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia , king and queen of the kingdom Ethiopia . Her mother Cassiopeia boasted that she was more beautiful than the Nereids , the nymph -daughters of the sea god Nereus and often seen accompanying Poseidon . To punish the Queen for her arrogance, Poseidon, brother to Zeus and god of the Sea, sent a whale ( Cetus ) to ravage the coast of Ethiopia including the kingdom of the vain Queen. The desperate King consulted the Oracle of Apollo, who announced that no respite would be found until the king sacrificed his virgin daughter Andromeda to the monster. She was chained naked to a rock on the coast. Perseus was returning from having slain the Gorgon Medusa , he found Andromeda and slew Cetus by turning him to stone. He set her free, and married her in spite of Andromeda having been previously promised to her uncle Phineus.

At the wedding a quarrel took place between the rivals, and Phineus was turned to stone by the sight of the Gorgon's head ( Ovid , Metamorphoses v. 1). Andromeda followed her husband to Tiryns in Argos , and together they became the ancestors of the family of the Perseidae through the line of their son Perses. Perseus and Andromeda had seven sons: Perseides , Perses , Alcaeus , Heleus , Mestor , Sthenelus , and Electryon , and one daughter, Gorgophone . Their descendants ruled Mycenae from Electryon down to Eurystheus , after whom Atreus attained the kingdom, and would also include the great hero Heracles . According to this mythology, Perseus is the ancestor of the Persians . After her death, Andromeda was placed by Athena amongst the constellations in the northern sky, near Perseus and Cassiopeia . The constellation had been named after her. Sophocles and Euripides (and in more modern times Corneille ) made the story the subject of tragedies.

Constellations File:Corinthian Vase depicting Perseus, Andromeda and Ketos.jpg Andromeda is represented in the northern sky by the constellation Andromeda which contains the Andromeda Galaxy . Four constellations are associated with the myth. Viewing the fainter stars, visible to the naked eye, the constellations are rendered as: A large man wearing a crown , upside down with respect to the ecliptic . (The constellation Cepheus ) A smaller figure, next to the man, sitting on a chair. As it is near the pole star , it can be seen by observers in the Northern Hemisphere through the whole year, although sometimes upside down. (The constellation Cassiopeia ) A maiden, chained up, facing/turning away from the ecliptic. (The constellation Andromeda ), next to Pegasus . A whale just under the ecliptic. (The constellation Cetus ) Other constellations related to the story are: Perseus The constellation Pegasus , who was born from the stump of Medusa 's neck, after Perseus had decapitated her.

The constellation Pisces , which may have been treated as two fish caught by Dictys the fisherman who was brother of Polydectes king of Seriphos where Perseus and his mother Danaë were stranded. Portrayals of the myth File:Museo Nazionale Napoli Perseus And Andromeda.jpg Sophocles and Euripides (and in more modern times Corneille ) made the story the subject of tragedies , and its incidents were represented in numerous ancient works of art. Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera Persée also dramatizes the myth. Andromeda has been the subject of numerous ancient and modern works of art, including Andromeda Chained to the Rocks (Rembrandt) , one of Titian 's poesies ( Wallace Collection ), and compositions by Joachim Wtewael ( Louvre ), Veronese (Rennes), Rubens , Ingres and Gustave Moreau . From the Renaissance onwards the chained nude figure of Andromeda was typically the centre of interest, and often she was shown alone, fearfully awaiting the monster.

The 1981 film Clash of the Titans retells the story of Perseus, Andromeda, and Cassiopeia, but makes a few changes (notably Cassiopeia boasts that her daughter is more beautiful than Thetis as opposed to the Nereids as a group). Thetis was a Nereid, but also the future mother of Achilles . Andromeda and Perseus meet and fall in love after he saves her soul from the enslavement of Thetis' hideous son, Calibos, whereas in the myth, they simply meet as Perseus returns home from having slain Medusa . In the film, the monster is called a Kraken , although it is depicted as a lizardlike creature rather than a squid; and combining two elements of the myth, Perseus defeats the sea monster by showing it Medusa's face, turning the monster into stone. Andromeda is depicted as being strong-willed and independent, whereas in the stories she is only really mentioned as being the princess whom Perseus saves from the sea monster. Andromeda was portrayed by Judi Bowker in this film.

At the port city of Jaffa , Israel , an outcropping of rocks near the harbour is reputed by local legend to have been the place from which Andromeda was rescued by Perseus. Andromeda - Legendary Princess in Greek Mythology Andromeda By N.S. Gill's Ancient/Classical History Glossary Definition: Today we know of Andromeda as a galaxy, as the Andromeda Nebula, or as the Andromeda constellation located near the Pegasus constellation. There are also movies/TV programs bearing the name of this ancient princess. In the context of this site, she is a princess featured in the heroic Greek legends. Andromeda had the misfortune to be the daughter of the vain Cassiopeia, wife of King Cepheus of Ethiopia. As a result of Cassiopeia's boast that she was as beautiful as the Nereids (sea nymphs), Poseidon (sea god) sent a great sea monster to ravage the coastline. An oracle told the king that the only way to get rid of the sea monster was to surrender his virgin daughter Andromeda to the sea monster; so he did, much as happened in the Roman story of Cupid and Psyche .

King Cepheus chained Andromeda to a rock in the sea where the hero saw her. Perseus was still wearing the winged sandals of Hermes that he had used in the task of carefully decapitating Medusa , while watching what he was doing only through a mirror. He asked what had happened to Andromeda, then when he heard, he promptly offered to rescue her by killing the sea monster, but on condition that her parents give her to him in marriage. With her safety uppermost in their minds, they instantly agreed. And so Perseus slew the monster, unchained the princess and brought Andromeda back to her much relieved parents. Afterwards, however, during wedding preparations, the happy celebrating proved premature. Andromeda's fiance -- the one from before her enchaining, Phineus, showed up demanding his bride. Perseus argued that the surrender-to-her-death had invalidated the contract (and if he had really wanted her, why hadn't he slain the monster?). Then since his non-violent technique failed to persuade Phineus to gracefully bow out, Perseus pulled out the head of Medusa to show his rival.

Perseus knew better than to watch what he was doing, but his rival didn't, and so, like many others, Phineus was instantly lithified. Perseus would go on to found Mycenae where Andromeda would be queen, but first, she gave birth to their first son Perses, who stayed behind to rule when his grandfather died. (Perses is considered the eponymous father of the Persians.) Perseus and Andromeda's children were sons, Perses, Alcaeus, Sthenelus, Heleus, Mestor, Electryon, and a daughter, Gorgophone. After her death, Andromeda was placed among the stars as the Andromeda constellation. The monster who was sent to ravage Ethiopia was also turned into a constellation, Cetus. Pronunciation: æn.dra.mɪ.də continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States Examples: Andromeda was the name of a TV series by Gene Roddenberry, starring Kevin Sorbo, the actor who played Hercules in the TV series. This is interesting because Andromeda was Hercules' great grandmother.

Andromeda (mythology) facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Andromeda (mythology) The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable © The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. Andromeda in Greek mythology, an Ethiopian princess whose mother Cassiopeia boasted that she herself (or, in some stories, her daughter) was more beautiful than the nereids. In revenge Poseidon sent a sea monster to ravage the country; to placate him Andromeda was fastened to a rock and exposed to the monster, from which she was rescued by Perseus . Andromeda is also the name of a large northern constellation between Perseus and Pegasus, with few bright stars. It is chiefly notable for the Andromeda Galaxy (or Great Nebula of Andromeda), a conspicuous spiral galaxy probably twice as massive as our own and located 2 million light years away. Andromeda strain a hypothetical, novel type of micro-organism, especially one created by genetic engineering, whose release into the environment could cause widespread destruction of life.

The phrase comes from the title of a book by Michael Crichton. Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. MLA The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright The Columbia University Press Andromeda (ăndrŏm´Ĭdə), in Greek mythology, princess of Ethiopia, daughter of King Cepheus, king of Ethiopia, and Cassiopeia. According to most legends Cassiopeia angered Poseidon by saying that Andromeda (or possibly Cassiopeia herself) was more beautiful than the nereids. Poseidon sent a sea monster to prey upon the country; he could be appeased only by the sacrifice of the king's daughter. Andromeda in sacrifice was chained to a rock by the sea; but she was rescued by Perseus , who killed the monster and later married her. Cassiopeia, Cepheus, and Andromeda were all set among the stars as constellations. Cite this article Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes © Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes 2007, originally published by Oxford University Press 2007.

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Contents [ show ] Myth Andromeda's mother Kassiopeia , bragged that she was more beautiful than Aphrodite , the goddess of beauty. To punish the Queen for her arrogance, Zeus got Poseidon to release the Ketos Aithiopios (or Ethiopian Cetus) to ravage the coast of Ethiopia including the kingdom of the vain Queen. The desperate King consulted the Oracle of Zeus, who announced that no respite would be found until the king sacrificed his virgin daughter Andromeda to the monster. She was stripped naked and chained to a rock on the coast of Jaffa. Perseus , returning from having slain the Gorgon Medusa , found Andromeda and slew the sea monster Cetus by using Hades borrowed Helm of Darkness and Hermes's winged shoes. set her free, and married her in spite of Andromeda having been previously promised to her uncle Phineus . At the wedding a quarrel took place between the rivals, and Phineus was turned to stone by the sight of the Gorgon's head.

Andromeda followed her husband to Tiryns in Argos , and together they became the ancestors of the family of the Perseidae through the line of their son Perses . Perseus and Andromeda had seven sons: Perseides , Alcaeus , Perses, Heleus , Mestor , Sthenelus , and Electryon , and two daughters, Gorgophone and Autochthe [1] . After her death, Andromeda was placed by Athena amongst the constellations in the northern sky, near Perseus and Cassiopeia. Legacy Andromeda's children to Perseus are known as the Perseides , "those born of Perseus". The following generations from these children are all members of the House of Perseus. [2] [3] Their descendants ruled Mycenae from Electryon down to Eurystheus , after whom Atreus attained the kingdom, and would also include the great hero Heracles . According to the Roman poet Plato, Perses is the ancestor of the Persians.

[4] The first generation of Perseides, are as follows: Andromeda (mythology) | Religion-wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [ show ] Mythology In Greek mythology , Andromeda was the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia , king and queen of the kingdom Aethiopia . Her mother Cassiopeia boasted that her daughter was more beautiful than the Nereids, the nymph -daughters of the sea god Nereus and often seen accompanying Poseidon . To punish the queen for her arrogance, Poseidon, brother to Zeus and god of the sea, sent a sea monster named Cetus to ravage the coast of Aethiopia including the kingdom of the vain queen. The desperate king consulted the Oracle of Apollo , who announced that no respite would be found until the king sacrificed his daughter, Andromeda, to the monster. Stripped naked, she was chained to a rock on the coast. Perseus was returning from having slain the Gorgon Medusa . After he happened upon the chained Andromeda, he approached Cetus while invisible (for he was wearing Hades's helm), and killed the sea monster.

He set Andromeda free, and married her in spite of her having been previously promised to her uncle Phineus. At the wedding a quarrel took place between the rivals and Phineus was turned to stone by the sight of the Gorgon's head. [2] Andromeda followed her husband, first to his native island of Serriphos, where he rescued his mother Danaë, and then to Tiryns in Argos. Together, they became the ancestors of the family of the Perseidae through the line of their son Perses. Perseus and Andromeda had seven sons: Perses, Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelus, and Electryon, as well as two daughters, Autochthe and Gorgophone. Their descendants ruled Mycenae from Electryon down to Eurystheus, after whom Atreus attained the kingdom, and would also include the great hero Heracles . According to this mythology, Perseus is the ancestor of the Persians .

At the port city of Jaffa (today part of Tel Aviv ) an outcrop of rocks near the harbour has been associated with the place of Andromeda's chaining and rescue by the traveler Pausanias, the geographer Strabo and the historian of the Jews Josephus . [3] After Andromeda's death, as Euripides had promised Athena at the end of his Andromeda, produced in 412 BCE, [4] the goddess placed her among the constellations in the northern sky, near Perseus and Cassiopeia; the constellation Andromeda, so known since antiquity, is named after her. Constellations Andromeda is represented in the northern sky by the constellation Andromeda , which contains the Andromeda Galaxy. Four constellations are associated with the myth.

Viewing the fainter stars visible to the naked eye, the constellations are rendered as: A large man wearing a crown, upside down with respect to the ecliptic (the constellation Cepheus) A smaller figure, next to the man, sitting on a chair; as it is near the pole star, it may be seen by observers in the Northern Hemisphere through the whole year, although sometimes upside down (the constellation Cassiopeia) A maiden, chained up, facing or turning away from the ecliptic (the constellation Andromeda), next to Pegasus A whale just under the ecliptic (the constellation Cetus) Other constellations related to the story are: Perseus The constellation Pegasus, who was born from the stump of Medusa's neck, after Perseus had decapitated her The constellation Pisces, which may have been treated as two fish caught by Dictys the fisherman who was brother of Polydectes, king of Seriphos, the place where Perseus and his mother Danaë were stranded Portrayals of the myth Sophocles and Euripides (and in more modern times, Corneille) made the story the subject of tragedies, and its incidents were

 represented in numerous ancient works of art.

Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera, Persée, also dramatizes the myth. Andromeda has been the subject of numerous ancient and modern works of art, including, Andromeda Chained to the Rocks (Rembrandt), one of Titian's poesies (Wallace Collection), and compositions by Joachim Wtewael (Louvre), Veronese (Rennes), Rubens, Ingres, and Gustave Moreau. From the Renaissance onward the chained nude figure of Andromeda typically was the centre of interest, and often she was shown alone, fearfully awaiting the monster . In 1973, a short animated film called "Perseus" was made in the Soviet Union. [5] The 1981 film Clash of the Titans retells the story of Perseus , Andromeda and Cassiopeia , but makes a few changes (notably Cassiopeia boasts that her daughter is more beautiful than Thetis as opposed to the Nereids as a group). Thetis was a Nereid, but also the future mother of Achilles .

Andromeda and Perseus meet and fall in love after he saves her soul from the enslavement of Thetis' hideous son, Calibos, whereas in the myth, they simply meet as Perseus returns home from having slain Medusa. In the film, the monster is called a Kraken, although it is depicted as a lizard-like creature rather than a squid; and combining two elements of the myth, Perseus defeats the sea monster by showing it Medusa's face, turning the monster into stone. Andromeda is depicted as being strong-willed and independent, whereas in the stories she is only really mentioned as being the princess whom Perseus saves from the sea monster. Andromeda was portrayed by Judi Bowker in this film. Andromeda is also featured in the 2010 film Clash of the Titans, a remake of the 1981 version. Several changes were made in regard to the myth, most notably that Perseus does not marry Andromeda after he rescued her from the sea monster. Andromeda was portrayed by Alexa Davalos. The character was played by Rosamund Pike in the sequel Wrath of the Titans, the second of a planned trilogy.

At the end of the sequel, Perseus and Andromeda begin a relationship. Sources Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca]] II, iv, 3-5. Edith Hamilton, Mythology, Part Three, 204-207. Ovid, Metamorphoses IV, 668-764. ↑ The traditional etymology of the name is, "she who has bravery in her mind" ↑ Ovid, Metamorphoses v. 1. ↑ Pausanias iv.35.9; Strabo xvi.2.8; Josephus, Jewish War iii.9.3 ↑ Karl Kerenyi, The Heroes of the Greeks 1959:53; Euripides' drama is lost, save some fragments.

Question: In Greek Mythology, who was the Mother of Andromeda?
Answer: Cassiopeia